What time zone is Alta in?

Alta is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Oslo. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Alta use daylight saving time?

Yes. Alta changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Alta and UTC?

Alta is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Alta

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 22:19

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Alta: 22:19 · 11 Nov 2026

Alta time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Norway uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Oslo, Vestland, Trøndelag, Rogaland, Agder and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Alta

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Alta
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	21:19	1 h behind	Compare Alta and London
New York	16:19	6 h behind	Compare Alta and New York
Los Angeles	13:19	9 h behind	Compare Alta and Los Angeles
Berlin	22:19	Same time	Compare Alta and Berlin
Dubai	01:19+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Alta and Dubai
New Delhi	02:49+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Alta and New Delhi
Singapore	05:19+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Alta and Singapore
Tokyo	06:19+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Alta and Tokyo
Sydney	08:19+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Alta and Sydney
Copenhagen	22:19	Same time	Compare Alta and Copenhagen

Sun in Alta today

Daylight

4h 40m today - 18h 3m less than the longest day and 3h 58m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Alta

City facts

Country: Norway
Region: Finnmark
Population: 15,094
Dialing code
Currency: NOK · Krone
Coordinates: 69.9689°, 23.2717°

Public holidays in Norway

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar252027
Maundy Thursday
Thursday · in 134 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Alta

Airports

ALF
Alta Airport
4 km east
Same local time
LKL
Lakselv Airport, Banak
66 km east
Same local time
HFT
Hammerfest Airport
80 km north
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Rovaniemi398 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Murmansk399 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Severomorsk406 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Apatity486 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Luleå490 km · Same time
Oulu559 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Umeå695 km · Same time
Vaasa768 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Helsinki1092 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Saint Petersburg1162 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Alta in?: Alta is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Oslo. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Alta use daylight saving time?: Yes. Alta changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Alta and UTC?: Alta is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Time in Alta

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

Alta Airport

Lakselv Airport, Banak

Hammerfest Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now